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elvendollso, i took the kitty with me last night.
i lured her into the car with catnip, and while we were driving to the pike, she was exploring the car. she wasn't thrilled, but that's to be expected, as she hasn't been in a car in a couple of years.
when we got onto the highway, she became really unhappy and started meowing. she wasn't meowing at me, but at anything moving around the car.
about a half hour into the drive, i pulled over at a rest stop and gave her more catnip... and she settled down about 15 minutes after that, sleeping or just laying there for the rest of the drive.
being in a new, big house has her a little frazzled.
she's been doing better when i'm the only one home; she's nervous around my mom and scared of abi - who tends to hover over her whenever possible. but, she'll come to me when called, lick my hand and let me pet her, and purr when sitting down next to me..
with all luck, she'll be better when my mom and siblings get back around 3.
i'm nervous and curious about what it'll take to get her back into the car on Sunday.
my mom loves me with short hair, but thinks i got the worst cut (in terms of technique) that she's ever seen. she's also convinced that even my grandmother can make it better.
i'm a lousy girlfriend. i just hope![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sol3 is having a best as possible day anyways.
and, i cut things too close. my loan payment is supposed to come out of my account Sunday... which probably means Monday. direct deposit was supposed to hit last night and hasn't - they're promising it will tomorrow morning, but i'm tense. there's enough money in my account to cover the automatic withdrawal if the landlord hasn't cashed rent yet, but the rent check bouncing would be even worse. it isn't the building managers who cash the checks, so there's no good way to ask the landlord to hold off on cashing rent for a few days, and i'm not sure if the loan payment can be delayed. and, insult to injury is that i could make a deposit that would put me into the clear - if i was close enough to my bank to do so.
and the irony is that its an issue at all because i paid my credit card bill early - its not due for another week, but i prefer to send off the money i owe as soon as i have it.
and have i mentioned recently how much my family rocks?
first, there's the cat thing. the bottom line is that they insisted i should bring the cat, because they want the cat to be happy because i love her.
because i was carrying the cat to the house when i arrived last night, i forgot to bring my backpack and clothes-bag into the house. we realized this right before retiring for the evening, and i said i'd do it in the morning because i was feeling lazy. this morning, debbie asked my stepdad to bring them for me before i got up, and he did. he also took a look at my broken mirror and said he might be able to fix it. then, i called him to find out if there's an autoparts store around here so i could get a replacement headlight for him to put in, and he said he could pick one up at lunch. growing up with him didn't leave used to being treated so nicely, and i'm awed and shocked by it.
on a tangent, at some point last week,sol3 told me he doesn't think i'm spoiled. my reaction is to be both shocked and scared.
1. List five things you'd like to accomplish by the end of the year.
learn to let loose/let go more
(re)learn to sew *looks over atgoat
start and finish at least one creative/crafty project
start getting out of bed at a reasonable time (again)
host an amazing NYE party
2. List five people you've lost contact with that you'd like to hear from again.
irina vasilyeva - one of my childhood best friends... we kept in touch for a while after my visit to russia in 95... the last letter i got from her said she was accepted into the CS program at the university, and got a proposal from someone who was immigrating to germany.
carla justice - we were good friends my junior year in high school, and then she ditched me for the cooler freaks. i'd like to catch up with her and see where her life took her.
rhiannon erbach - someone i went to HS with in california. we were never close, but she's always been someone i really admired. a mutual friend was in touch with her for a while after i tracked her down via google, but right now, noone seems to have current info for her.
walter - my first kiss. i have no clue what his last name is... just that he was from fresno and was due to enter ucsd as a freshmen in 95.
brett o'donnel - my first. only i don't know if i want to hear from him - like with my father, i want a one-way window into his life - i'm curious where he's at, etc. in theory, i have his parent's address (in melbourne!) but, i don't want to initiate contact with him, and hell... even parents can move in 6+ years.
3. List five things you'd like to learn how to do.
"everything" wouldn't count, right?
sew - both by hand and with machine...
sculpt - that's always been a pipe-dream
play piano (again) - yes, i know my family told me i'd regret quitting - i regret the outcome, but i also feel that the way they handled the situation, i couldn't have responded in any other way
water ski - i've wanted to learn since the days i admired my stepdad, and loved hearing his stories about it.
tolerate the cold better - though i'm not sure that can be learned.
4. List five things you'd do if you won the lottery (no limit).
pay off all of my and my family's debt
set up trust funds for my sisters
travel around the world - on a 'necessities only' budget
take classes in all the things i'm interested in
buy houses in cambridge, san francisco, nyc, and a tropical island.
5. List five things you do that help you relax.
breathe deeply
watch tv
go out for a no-serious-thoughts evening
eat sushi
ask to be distracted
(does google still catch things behind lj-cuts? it seems like it'd be important/useful for this one)
walter. i still swoon over those memories.
first job: babysitting 3 sisters, 7am-5pm. it was hell.
first screen name: yulip
first self-purchased album: i'm fairly sure it was a bmg order, and that nirvana was on there...
first funeral: my stepdad's grandmother... i was 12 at the time.
first pets: fedya, who was an amazing parakeet.
first piercing: ears, when i was 13, i think...
first true love: jedi
first big trip: to crimea, when i was 5 or 6. i had a dream about it shortly afterwards, in which the plane landed right on the major street we lived on, and to this day, i have to tell myself that really wasn't part of what happened. oh, and my mom had to steal me from a hospital to get us home. i had mumps or measles or one of those... and the local hospital wouldn't let her check me out.
last big car ride: here, yesterday
last kiss:sol3
last good cry: sometime when the SAD was kicking my ass.
last movie seen: bound on dvd, matrix in a theater
last beverage: tea
last food consumed: 3 pumpkin seeds
last phone call: my stepdad
last TV show watched: profiler was playing while i was packing for the trip here
last shoes worn: the docs i've had since 93
last CD played: a copy of pesni nashego veka, because the stereo started futzing on mp3 discs again.
last item bought: catnip
last disappointment: how scared the cat is of abi
last soda drank: coke
last ice cream eaten: its been a while! probably haagen dasz chocolate chocolate chip
last shirt worn: i'm wearing a edward scissorhands tshirt and an asymmetrically zippered sweater
i lured her into the car with catnip, and while we were driving to the pike, she was exploring the car. she wasn't thrilled, but that's to be expected, as she hasn't been in a car in a couple of years.
when we got onto the highway, she became really unhappy and started meowing. she wasn't meowing at me, but at anything moving around the car.
about a half hour into the drive, i pulled over at a rest stop and gave her more catnip... and she settled down about 15 minutes after that, sleeping or just laying there for the rest of the drive.
being in a new, big house has her a little frazzled.
she's been doing better when i'm the only one home; she's nervous around my mom and scared of abi - who tends to hover over her whenever possible. but, she'll come to me when called, lick my hand and let me pet her, and purr when sitting down next to me..
with all luck, she'll be better when my mom and siblings get back around 3.
i'm nervous and curious about what it'll take to get her back into the car on Sunday.
my mom loves me with short hair, but thinks i got the worst cut (in terms of technique) that she's ever seen. she's also convinced that even my grandmother can make it better.
i'm a lousy girlfriend. i just hope
sol3 is having a best as possible day anyways.and, i cut things too close. my loan payment is supposed to come out of my account Sunday... which probably means Monday. direct deposit was supposed to hit last night and hasn't - they're promising it will tomorrow morning, but i'm tense. there's enough money in my account to cover the automatic withdrawal if the landlord hasn't cashed rent yet, but the rent check bouncing would be even worse. it isn't the building managers who cash the checks, so there's no good way to ask the landlord to hold off on cashing rent for a few days, and i'm not sure if the loan payment can be delayed. and, insult to injury is that i could make a deposit that would put me into the clear - if i was close enough to my bank to do so.
and the irony is that its an issue at all because i paid my credit card bill early - its not due for another week, but i prefer to send off the money i owe as soon as i have it.
and have i mentioned recently how much my family rocks?
first, there's the cat thing. the bottom line is that they insisted i should bring the cat, because they want the cat to be happy because i love her.
because i was carrying the cat to the house when i arrived last night, i forgot to bring my backpack and clothes-bag into the house. we realized this right before retiring for the evening, and i said i'd do it in the morning because i was feeling lazy. this morning, debbie asked my stepdad to bring them for me before i got up, and he did. he also took a look at my broken mirror and said he might be able to fix it. then, i called him to find out if there's an autoparts store around here so i could get a replacement headlight for him to put in, and he said he could pick one up at lunch. growing up with him didn't leave used to being treated so nicely, and i'm awed and shocked by it.
on a tangent, at some point last week,
sol3 told me he doesn't think i'm spoiled. my reaction is to be both shocked and scared.1. List five things you'd like to accomplish by the end of the year.
learn to let loose/let go more
(re)learn to sew *looks over at
goatstart and finish at least one creative/crafty project
start getting out of bed at a reasonable time (again)
host an amazing NYE party
2. List five people you've lost contact with that you'd like to hear from again.
irina vasilyeva - one of my childhood best friends... we kept in touch for a while after my visit to russia in 95... the last letter i got from her said she was accepted into the CS program at the university, and got a proposal from someone who was immigrating to germany.
carla justice - we were good friends my junior year in high school, and then she ditched me for the cooler freaks. i'd like to catch up with her and see where her life took her.
rhiannon erbach - someone i went to HS with in california. we were never close, but she's always been someone i really admired. a mutual friend was in touch with her for a while after i tracked her down via google, but right now, noone seems to have current info for her.
walter - my first kiss. i have no clue what his last name is... just that he was from fresno and was due to enter ucsd as a freshmen in 95.
brett o'donnel - my first. only i don't know if i want to hear from him - like with my father, i want a one-way window into his life - i'm curious where he's at, etc. in theory, i have his parent's address (in melbourne!) but, i don't want to initiate contact with him, and hell... even parents can move in 6+ years.
3. List five things you'd like to learn how to do.
"everything" wouldn't count, right?
sew - both by hand and with machine...
sculpt - that's always been a pipe-dream
play piano (again) - yes, i know my family told me i'd regret quitting - i regret the outcome, but i also feel that the way they handled the situation, i couldn't have responded in any other way
water ski - i've wanted to learn since the days i admired my stepdad, and loved hearing his stories about it.
tolerate the cold better - though i'm not sure that can be learned.
4. List five things you'd do if you won the lottery (no limit).
pay off all of my and my family's debt
set up trust funds for my sisters
travel around the world - on a 'necessities only' budget
take classes in all the things i'm interested in
buy houses in cambridge, san francisco, nyc, and a tropical island.
5. List five things you do that help you relax.
breathe deeply
watch tv
go out for a no-serious-thoughts evening
eat sushi
ask to be distracted
(does google still catch things behind lj-cuts? it seems like it'd be important/useful for this one)
walter. i still swoon over those memories.
first job: babysitting 3 sisters, 7am-5pm. it was hell.
first screen name: yulip
first self-purchased album: i'm fairly sure it was a bmg order, and that nirvana was on there...
first funeral: my stepdad's grandmother... i was 12 at the time.
first pets: fedya, who was an amazing parakeet.
first piercing: ears, when i was 13, i think...
first true love: jedi
first big trip: to crimea, when i was 5 or 6. i had a dream about it shortly afterwards, in which the plane landed right on the major street we lived on, and to this day, i have to tell myself that really wasn't part of what happened. oh, and my mom had to steal me from a hospital to get us home. i had mumps or measles or one of those... and the local hospital wouldn't let her check me out.
last big car ride: here, yesterday
last kiss:
sol3last good cry: sometime when the SAD was kicking my ass.
last movie seen: bound on dvd, matrix in a theater
last beverage: tea
last food consumed: 3 pumpkin seeds
last phone call: my stepdad
last TV show watched: profiler was playing while i was packing for the trip here
last shoes worn: the docs i've had since 93
last CD played: a copy of pesni nashego veka, because the stereo started futzing on mp3 discs again.
last item bought: catnip
last disappointment: how scared the cat is of abi
last soda drank: coke
last ice cream eaten: its been a while! probably haagen dasz chocolate chocolate chip
last shirt worn: i'm wearing a edward scissorhands tshirt and an asymmetrically zippered sweater
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Date: 2003-11-21 11:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-11-21 11:16 am (UTC)i guess i just don't know if getting her into a cat carrier is less hassle then getting her into the car without it...
of course, a part of it is that i'm confident in the cat's desire to follow me to hell and back. she's very good about coming when i call her, and insists on following me around on the regular basis. while her jumping out of my arms would be bad, i doubt it'd take her more then 15 minutes to come back to me if she did...
i'm more worried about how frazzled/pissed off she's going to be...
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Date: 2003-11-21 11:37 am (UTC)Good luck!
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Date: 2003-11-21 04:39 pm (UTC)I don't know if you could find any, but my aunt once gave me some motion sickness pills made for animals. You probably don't have to worry too much about the cat throwing up in the car, but those pills seem to help calm them down a bit since animals aren't used to being in cars, and I'm sure the motion affects them in some way.